• Vimal Derebail, MD, FASN, UNC Kidney Center

  • Figure 1.

    Patient reaction to question about current treatment reducing disease symptoms

  • Courtesy IgAN patient-focused drug development meeting hosted by the NKF and IGA Nephropathy Foundation of America, August 2019

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Patients as Partners in Clinical Trial Development—What Are We Waiting For?

Barbara S. Gillespie Barbara S. Gillespie, MD, FASN, is vice president, Therapeutic Head of Nephrology, Covance, and adjunct professor, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of North Carolina.

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